Ruth Sweet wrote: >>I know of no evidence that nursing mothers need to avoid chocolate<< I know this is only anecdotal evidence, but I know that chocolate flavoured foods/drinks affected my firstborn. He was a colicky baby already, but for the first 5 months, I could just about set my watch on his reaction after I consumed chocolate cake or chocolate drink, etc. I do believe I may be mildly intolerant to chocolate (I am also a chocoholic, drank lots of chocolate flavoured milk during pregnancy) and maybe he is too. So I believe babies can react to chocolate in mum's diet in selected cases, but certainly not as a general rule in all mothers. Joy Anderson IBCLC, NMAA Breastfeeding Counsellor Perth, Western Australia [log in to unmask]